The Development of English Grammar
Professor Chris Mulvey
The English Project, Southampton University
It is common knowledge that
much English grammar derives from Latin and from Norman French but less well
known are its earlier origins in the West Germanic languages. The creator of
the Museum of the English Language will discuss this and the changes made in
that grammar by the Danish and Norman invasions, the Enlightenment and the
Internet.
Members of the Apostrophe Protection Society should not miss this lecture.
Royal Northern College of Music, Booth Street West, Manchester
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David O'Connor
University of Manchester
The status of the craft of glass painting during the Middle Ages can be deduced partly by examining the evidence of the glass itself and also from contracts, wills and other written records. Painting a window in the Middle Ages was very much an act of faith, as glass-painters were not really able to tell how things had turned out until the scaffolding on the window finally came down.
Royal Northern College of Music, Booth Street West, Manchester
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The Hydrogen Economy
Professor Chris Whitehead
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
In a world where we are becoming increasingly aware of carbon footprints, global warming, biomass and sustainability where might hydrogen fit as an alternative fuel?
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